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Hey, I just realized, if there's 7 contests left, that means anyone still has time to start collecting those ribbons...

Know what this means? MAY!

There are 7 ribbons left, but I think we will see maybe one-two more contests, most likely one that Jessie will win. if you meant off-screen, it couldn't happen since May participates now in another GF. (Johto)

How Empterte can keep using Hydro Cannon and not suffer the "can't move next turn" like Scizor's Hyper Beam was a few episodes ago is beginning to annoy me.

I also read a VERY misleading review earlier saying that Paul was genuinely nice to the twerps. He was anything but. Seems like he's still the same guy, just with a new focus on his battling and raising his Pokemon.

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Is it me or do all of ash's strongest pokemon put im deadly situations. Charizard set him on fire plenty of times, infernape that the same way, pikachu electricuted him so many times he was frozen. So basiclly as is a god in disguise to with stand all of that.

Wow I was just thinking about this episode in terms of story, and I learned (or just put it together) that Tomioka is largely respsonible for the development of certain Pokemon of Ash's, as well as Dawn's Contest, I believe there are a few episode exceptions here and there, but wow, I didn't realize Tomioka was responsible for a huge amount of the development in Sinnoh.

Is it bad that Staraptor's Evolution excited me more than Infernapes >.< Or that Barry bores me?

I want to like both Infernape and Barry, because everyone likes them so much, but I just can't get into them. Oh well, I guess its bad that I'm actually more hyped for Torterra's Evo than I was ever for Infernape's Evo.

I wonder who they will have voice Infernape in the english dub when this episode appears this summer?

Um, presumably who has voiced the other Infernape in the show, but I don't think (?) I'm allowed to discuss the names of the voices, but I assume the same man who does Monferno!

Anyway, I can't wait for the episode! Fortunately it'll air later on in the day for me, but then I have no way of being able to watch it.
I saw the Japanese one, and it was a great episode. I loved it when they were all trapped inside the balls.

This was a pretty awesome episode! Nice to see Barry has collected all 8 badges now, and seeing more talk of the Sinnoh League, and apparently the Grand Festival. Glad that the GF will be held at Lake Valor. Awesome place is awesome. Can't wait to at least see Jessie catch up. :P

At the Pokemon Center, Brock's opening flirt comment "Heart Center" was hilarious. He did wonderful this time hahaha.

Surprised to see Paul again, and Barry talking to him was pretty interesting, and glad to see some more Paul character by saying the Sunyshore Gym was the worst. Well, that's Paul though.

Now we got a battle by Ash and Barry, Empoleon vs Monferno. Looked like Monferno was doing good, but poor Monferno getting blasted through the sky by that Hydro Cannon.

Then of course, Team Rocket would show up. But during this part, when they were caught in pink spheres, Brock asked Happiny to break it, but it just got them rolling around. That was hilarious, like they were a bowling ball. haha.

Then we see Monferno coming back, who activated it's Blaze again, intesne I say. Just going beast mode again. But I was surprised to see Paul helping out for once, with Electabuzz's Protect. Then it got more intesne when Ash stopped Monferno by capturing him in his arms. Reminding Monferno that they promised to get strong together, was pretty touching. Then came the time, Monferno evolved. Epic moment!

Man, such a pretty great episode. The commercials made it worth it. Can't wait till we get to Sunyshore!

This episode is just plain awesome. Now that Monferno evolved, this makes him the strongest Pokemon in Ash's Sinnoh team. Still, i wonder why Paul said Volkner is so weak? I guess Paul must've really overtrain, or should I say abuse, his Pokemon. Perhaps it'll foreshadow Volkner's low self-esteem after his battle with Paul just like Maylene. This is starting to make me wish he lose the Sinnoh League.

This was an awesome episode. It is probably my new favorite for Season 13: Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors! Seeing both Barry & Paul was very cool. Nice to see that both of Ash's Main Rivals have acquired all 8 Sinnoh Region Badges, thus granting them a spot in the Sinnoh League. I liked how Team Rocket tried to use their heads for once, but they didn't anticipate Paul, Paul's Electabuzz & Ash's Monferno intervening. I love how Monferno evolved so now Ash, Barry & Paul have one of the Final Form Sinnoh Region Starter Pokemon- Infernape, Empoleon & Torterra respectively. I find it odd how as a Chimchar, Infernape saw Elekid become the Electabuzz it currently is and when Chimchar became a Monferno, Electabuzz saw that it had evolved and now Electabuzz saw Monferno evolve into Infernape.
10/10

It's a great episode! Monferno evolves into Infernape in this episode and showed its power. And Paul helped out a little bit. Now that Ash has another powerful Pokemon on his team, things will get very interesting.